Combined bicycle lock and bell.



L. PRISANT.

COMBINED BICYCLE LOCK AND BELL.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.25, 1909.

Patented Jul 25, 1911.

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COMBINED BICYCLE LOGK AND BELL.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 25, 1909.

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UNTTE STATE PATENT OFFTOE.

LOUIS PRISANT,

OF ALBANY, GEORGIA.

COMBINED BICYCLE LOCK AND BELL.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, LOUIS PRISANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Albany, in the county of Dougherty and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined BicycleLocks and Bells; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is a combined bicycle lock and bell.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be employed as a look when the bicycle is at rest and which,when the bicycle is in use, may be employed as a bell.

Another object is to provide a device having a locking mechanismcontrolled by a combination operated by and indicated on the bell.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view throughone side of the front fork of a bicycle taken above the wheel andshowing the invention applied thereto and the locking mechanism inoperative position to secure the wheel. Fig.

' 2, is a side view of the same parts with the locking mechanism inreleased position. Fig. 3, is a side view of the invention with the belland front plate of the casing removed to disclose the arrangement of thelocking and bell sounding mechanism, and showing the locking mechanismin inoperative position and in engagement with the bell clapper, whichis shown as being retracted or depressed by the locking mechanism. Fig.at, is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line 4 a of Fig. 3. Fig.5, is a similar view on the line 55, of Fig. 3. Fig. 6, is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3, showing the parts in position to lock the front wheelof the bicycle. Fig. 7, is a detail horizontal sectional view throughthe casing and through the center of the bell supporting arbor andlocking disks showing the construction and arrangement of these parts.Fig. 8, is a detail plan view of the combined locking and bell operatingbar. Fig. 9, is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 25, 1909.

Patented July 25, 1911.

Serial No. 524,407.

plan view of the bell operating lever. Fig. 10, is a detail perspectiveview of the detent of the locking mechanism. Fig. 11, is a plan View ofthe bell arbor and shaft of the operating mechanism. Fig. 12, is adetail perspective view of the pawl which engages the bell clapper. Fig.13, is a detail view of one of the two disks forming the combi nation ofthe locking mechanism. Fig. 13 is a similar view of the other disk.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1, denotes the casing ofthe locking and bell operating mechanism of the invent1on, said casinghaving a removable front plate 2. On the rear side of the casing isformed a stationary clamping member or block 3, in which is formed aconcavity having arranged therein a pad or protective lining 1. Adaptedto coact with the stationary clamping member 3, is a removable clampingplate 5, which is curved midway between its ends as shown and is adaptedto receive clamping screws 6, which are screwed into interiorly threadedbosses 7, formed on the inner side of the back plate of the casing asshown. By means of a fastening mechanism such as just described, thecasing may be firmly secured to one side of the front fork A of abicycle preferably opposite to the rim and tire of the front wheel B.

On one end of the casing 1, adjacent to the upper side thereof andprojecting laterally therefrom, is a rigid arm or bracket 8, in theouter edge of which is formed a notch 9. Pivotally mounted on the outerend of the bracket 8, is an operating lever 10, having a rightangulardownwardly projecting end 11, on the lower end of which is formed arightangular laterally projecting plate 13. The rightangular end of thelever 10, is provided in its outer edge with a notch corresponding withthe notch 9, of the bracket 8, and the rightangular plate 13, on the end11, is provided with a notch 14:. The purpose of the lever 10, and thenotched end and plate of the same will be hereinafter described.

Slidably mounted in suitable apertures in the opposite ends of thecasing 1, is a combined wheel locking and bell operating bar 15, saidbar having on one end a rightangularly formed wheel engaging arm 16,which, when turned in a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 1 isadapted to project between the spokes of the front wheel and therebyprevent the turning of the wheel, thus locking the bicycle. On theopposite end of the bar 15, is secured a milled head 17 by means ofwhich the bar is turned or rocked to bring the arm 16, into and out ofhorizontal position, thus engaging the same with and disengaging it fromsaid wheel. On the bar 15, within the casing is secured a stop collar18, which is engaged by one end of a coil spring 19, arranged on the baras shown. The opposite end of the spring 19, bears against arightangular upwardly projecting plate 20, of a locking detent 21, whichis pivotally mounted on a suitable bearing stud 22, arranged in thecasing. On the opposite end of the detent 21, is formed an upwardlyprojecting locking lug 23, and a downwardly projecting locking lug 24.The locking lug 23, is adapted to be automatically engaged with alocking notch '25, formed in the locking bar 15, when the latter is inan operative position with its rightangularly bent arm extendedhorizontally and into engagement with the spokes of thewheel. The plate20, on the pivoted end of the detent 21, is preferably provided with anelongated opening 26,

through which the looking bar 15 extends In the operation of the lockingbar, the latter is pushed through the casing 1, to a sufficient extentto disengage the right angular end 16 thereof from the notch 14, in theplate 13, of the operating lever 10, after which the bar is turned orrocked to bring the arm 16, to a horizontal position between the spokesof the front wheel. In thus turning the bar 15, the notch 25, thereinwill be brought into the same plane as the lug 23, on the detent 21, sothat when pressure is released from the bar 15, the latter will beretracted by the spring 19, until the notch 25, therein comes oppositeto the lug 23, at which time the action of the spring 19, on the plate20, ofthe detent will force the latter upwardly and thus engage the lug23, with the notch 25, in the bar, there- 1 by holding the latter inlocked engagement When the bar 15, has thus been retracted by the spring19, and thewith the wheel.

notch in the bar engaged by the lug 23, on the detent 21, the horizontalarm 16, of the bar will be engaged with the recess 9, in the bracket 8,and with the coinciding recess in the end 11, of the operating lever,thus positively holding the bar against any turning or rocking movementand thus holding the arm 16, in a horizontal position.

In order to prevent the movement of the detent or the disengagement ofthe lug 23, thereon, from the notch 25, in the locking bar when thelatter is in an operative position, I provide a suitable lockingmechanism which is here shown and preferably consists of two disks 27and 23, in which at the desired location are formed notches 29 and 30.On the inner side of the disk 27, is formed a radial laterallyprojecting lug 31, while on the inner side of the disk 28, is formed asimilar lug 32. The disk 27, is revolubly mounted on a stub shaft 33,secured in the back plate of the casing 1, and projecting into thecasing as shown. The desk 28, is fixedly mounted on or forms a part ofthe enlarged tubular end 34, of a combined bell arbor and operatingshaft 35. The enlarged tubular end of the shaft 35, is revolubly engagedwith or mounted on the inner end of the stub shaft 33, while the outerend of the shaft or arbor 35, projects through the front plate of thecasing and is provided on its outer end with a squared seat 36, and areduced threaded finger 37. On the squared end 36, of the shaft or arbor35, is mounted a hell or gong 38, which is secured to the arbor by amilled nut 39, screwed on to the threaded finger of the arbor as shownin Figs; 4 and 5. hen the enlarged end of the shaft or arbor 35, isengaged with the stud shaft 33, the disk 28, on the end of said enlargedportion will be brought into juxtaposition to the disk 27, on said stubshaft and said disks are held apart in spaced relation by a washer 40,arranged on the stub shaft 33, as shown. When the detent 21, is inlooking position with its lug 23, in engagement with the notch 25, inthe locking bar, the lug 24, of the detent will bear against theperipheries of the disks 27 and 28 which will hold the lug 23, on thedetent in engage ment with the notch 25, from which position it cannotbe moved until the notches 29 and 30, in the disks are brought intoalinement with each other and into a position immediately beneath thelug 24:, on the detent 21. WVhen the notches have been brought into thisposition, the bar 15, is pulled laterally in the casing by means of thelever 10, thus forcing the detent downwardly and the lug 24L, thereoninto the notches 29 and 30. When the bar 15, has thus been projected,the smooth portion of the same beyond the notch 25. therein, will engagethe lug 23, and thus hold the detent down into engagement with the disks27 and 28. It will be noted in this connection that one edge of thenotch 25, in the bar 15, is beveled or inclined, and that this inclinedsurface bearing against the lug 23, of the detent, will, when the bar15, is retracted, force the detent downwardly and the lug 241 thereoninto engagement with the notches in the disks, in the manner described.After the bar 15, has thus been projected or pushed laterally asuflicient eX- tent to disengage the rightangular portion 16, of the barfrom the notch 9, in the lug 8, on the side of the casing, the lockingbar 15, may be revolved by means of a milled head 17 and saidrightangular portion swung downwardly to a vertical position and out ofengagement with the wheel, thus unlocking the bicycle.

On the outer surface of the bell or gong 88, adjacent to its inner edge,is arranged an annular series of numbered divisions or scale markingswhich coact with the fixed pointer or index finger 41, arranged on thecasing as shown. By arranging the bell 38,

' in certain positions on the arbor 35, (with respect to the lug 32, onthe disk 28, and arranging the disk 27, on the stub shaft 33, at certainother positions, a combination may be formed by means of which thenotches in the disks may be brought into a position to release thedetent by turning the bell and its arbor in certain directions as willbe readily understood. In the rear side of the casing immediately inline with the end of the detent 21, is formed a secret observation hole42, through which the position of the notches in the disk may beascertained should the combination of the lock be forgotten.

In addition to the locking mechanism contained in the casing 1, I alsoprovide a bell sounding mechanism comprising a clapper 43, which isfixed on the outer end of a curved spring wire arm 44, the outer end ofwhich projects through a slot 45, in the front plate of the casing. Theinner portion of the clapper arm 44, is in the form of a coil spring 46,arranged on a stud 47 secured to the back of the casing. The inner endof the arm or rod 44, bears against the inner side of one end of thecasing while the longer outer portion of the arm or rod is normally heldin engagement with a pawl 48, pivoted on a stud secured to the rear ofthe casing as shown. Fixed to the locking bar 15, is a trip collar 49,which, when the locking bar is retracted or pulled laterally in thecasing by the operating lever 10, will engage and trip the pawl 48,causing the latter to bear against the clapper rod or arm and thus forcethe same clownwardly against the tension of the coil spring portion 46thereof, which, latter, after the trip collar passes the pawl 48, willbring the clapper back again into forcible engage ment with the bell 38,thereby sounding the same. The trip collar 49, is provided wit-h abeveled flange 50, which engages a beveled lug 51, on the pawl 48, andreadily slides on the same and rocks the pawl downwardly to actuate thebell clapper in the manner described. After the operating bar has thusbeen retracted or pulled laterally in the casing by the operating lever10, and said lever is released, the spring 19, on the operating bar willpull the same back through the casing until the collar 49 again comesinto engagement with the adjacent end of the casing. In the backwardmovement of the operating rod, the flange on the collar 49, coming intocontact with the lug 51, on the pawl 48, rocks the latter upwardly andthus permits the collar to pass the pawl. In order to facilitate theoperation of the lever 10, a cord is preferably connected to the outerend thereof and extends up to the handles of the machine or to any otherplace within convenient reach of the rider.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccoriipanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requirin a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus I claim is:

1. A combined vehicle lock and bell, comprising a slidably mountedlocking-bolt adapted for engagement with a moving part of a vehicle,locking means for said bolt, a spindle having means for controlling saidbolt-locking means to lock and unlock the bolt, a bell mounted on saidspindle, and means operable by said bolt for sounding the bell.

2. A combined vehicle lock and bell, com; prising a slidably mountedlocking-bolt adapted for engagement with a moving part of the vehicle,locking means for said bolt,

described my invention, what a spindle having means for cont-rollingsaid bolt-locking means to lock and unlock the bolt, a bell mounted onsaid spindle and a pivoted member extending into the path of said boltand operable thereby for sounding the bell.

3. A combined vehicle lock and bell comprising a slidably mountedlocking bolt adapted for engagement with a moving part of the Vehicle,locking means for said bolt, a spindle having means for controlling saidbolt-locking means to lock and unlock the bolt, a bell mounted on saidspindle, a pivoted member extending into the path of said bolt, and alaterally extending member carried. by the bolt for engaging saidpivoted member to sound the bell.

4. A combined vehicle lock and bell, comprising a slidably mountedspring-retracted locking bolt adapted for engagement with a moving partof a vehicle, a detent arranged in the path of said bolt, means on saidbolt for engagement by said detent whereby said bolt is locked intooperative position, means for sliding said bolt against tension of itsspring, a spindle having means for controlling said detent to lock andunlock the bolt, a bell on said spindle, and means arranged in the pathof and operable by said bolt for sounding the bell.

5. In a combined bicycle lock and bell, a

casing, means to secure said casing to a bicycle, a spindle extendinginto said casing, a bell on said spindle, a locking-bolt slidablymounted in said casing and adapted for engagement with a moving part ofa bicycle whereby the latter is locked, means for locking said bolt inoperative position, means for releasing said locking-means operable bythe bell spindle, and means actuated by the movement of said lockingbolt to sound the bell. I

6. In a combined lock and bell, a casing, a bell arbor or spindlerevolubly mounted; in said casing, a bell secured to said arbor,i

a spring-retracted locking bolt adapted to be engaged With a moving partof a bicycle whereby the latter is locked, means for holding saidlocking bolt in locked position, means operable by said bell arbor tolock said bolt-holding means in operative position and to release saidmeans, and means actuated by the movement of said locking bolt in onedirection to sound the bell.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Wit-- nesses.

LOUIS PRISANT. Witnesses Sieo FARKAS, PAUL FARKAS.

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